§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects work to start on the Airedale trunk road; how long the construction of the Keighley-Kildwick section will take; and when he anticipates this will be open to traffic to relieve congestion and intrusion on the existing Keighley-Skipton trunk road.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI expect the advance works on the Airedale trunk road to start towards the end of 1984. Construction of the Keighley-Kildwick section is planned to start in April 1985 and the road should open to traffic in April 1987. These dates are subject to completion of the necessary statutory procedures.